All the Pretty Flowers

Bloomin’ Beautiful

photography: Bahman Farzad         “When we look at the flowers, we suddenly forget so many important things.  We forget that all flowers die.  We forget that winter will come again.  We forget that nothing really endures and that, like the flowers that die at the end of the growing season, we’ll join them […]

All the Pretty Flowers

via:miss   “When the flower blossoms, the bee will come.”   – Srikumar Rao       Floral Pillows by many_makers “Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”   –  Hans Christian Andersen       Vivetta Spring 2017    Milan Fashion Week Peony Bridal Bouquet photography: christinegosch.com via:emaudesign […]

All the Pretty Flowers

 by Botanicart Globetrotter Diaries “The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms.  Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him. “ – Auguste Rodin Fallen Blooms  by Botanicart Shalom Harlow by Irving Penn for […]

Floral Fabulous

“The Gentle Gardener”     I’d like to leave but daffodils to mark my little way, To leave but tulips red and white behind me as I stray; I’d like to pass away from earth and feel I’d left behind But roses and forget-me-nots for all who come to find. I’d like to sow the […]

Flower Power

“Flowers are the music of the earth.”      ― Marty Rubin       via:kadercollection Clothworkers’ Centre for the study and conservation of textiles and fashion vam.ac.uk Floral Coverlet     “Because the bag is full of colours – starbursts and wheels and whorls of dazzling brightness that are as fine and complex in their […]

In the Garden

Pendle Heritage Audrey Hepburn “The future belongs to the few of us still willing to get our hands dirty.” via:hyperb0rean via:tinkerbell via:peonyandbee Graceful Gardener Henry David Thoreau Martina Grasso, Secret Garden Adam Hunt via:thundergrove madisonsaferillustration Star Apple via:gabytaangeles via:tripitty Cosmos by Andrew Wyeth          

Floral Creation

    Some gorgeous outtakes from a shoot for anthropologie.     Vibrant and colorful, the blooms, lighting and floral arranging are simply swoon-worthy.           How to  keep  flowers fresh as long as possible:     –  First, give the stem a fresh, horizontal cut before placing in a clean vase with clean […]

I always notice flowers…

“I would far rather have two or three lilies of the valley gathered for me by a person I like, than the most expensive bouquet that could be bought!”    ― Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters       “THE BRIDE” BY KATE SCOTT FLICKR via:heartbeat   “I always notice flowers.”    ― Andy Warhol, Andy Warhol’s Party Book […]